2011 CECAFA Cup

2011 CECAFA Cup
The 2011 CECAFA Cup was an international football competition consisting of East and Central African national teams. It was the 35th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup. The tournament was hosted by Tanzania for the second consecutive year and seventh time overall.
The tournament received Sh823 million (approximately $450,000) sponsorship from Serengeti Breweries Limited which covered the fees of the tournament such as the air tickets of all delegates, accommodations and prize money to name a few. The competition was therefore known as the CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup 2011.
Participants
(invitees)
(invitees)
The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) General Secretary Nicholas Musonye said that over 10 football associations applied to play as a guest team in the tournament. Out of all the applicants, the final shortlist was trimmed to four; Côte d'Ivoire, Malawi, South Africa and Zambia. However the Confederation of African Football (CAF) stated that Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia were not eligible to play in the competition as they had qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. Teams are not able to compete in another competition within a two-month period of the Africa Cup of Nations.
The invitation was eventually extended to Malawi. However, it was then reported that they withdrew, citing financial constraints and lack of preparation time due to the late invitation. Zimbabwe had then been invited to replace them but the Malawian government told the Football Association of Malawi to reconsider their participation in the tournament as they along with CECAFA will shoulder their expenses.
Eritrea were initially scheduled to participate but withdrew due to lack of funds and were replaced with Namibia. It was suggested by some media outlets that Eritrean authorities were mindful of players attempting to seek political asylum whilst in Tanzania. Namibia eventually turned down the invitation, stating that it would disrupt the Namibia Premier League schedule. They were replaced by Zimbabwe.
Squads
Group stage
All times are East Africa Time (EAT) – UTC+3
Group A
Group B
Group C
Ranking of third-placed teams
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Awards
The following were the awards of the tournament:
Individual awards
Best coach: Milutin Sredojević (Rwanda)
Best goalkeeper: Elmoiz Mahgoug (Sudan)
Best player: Haruna Niyonzima (Rwanda)
Best referee: Wiish Yabarow (Somalia)
Top scorers: Olivier Karekezi (Rwanda), Meddie Kagere (Rwanda), Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda)
Prize Money
Champions: Uganda – $30,000
Runner-up: Rwanda – $20,000
Third place: Sudan – $10,000
Goalscorers
5 goals
Meddie Kagere
Olivier Karekezi
Emmanuel Okwi
2 goals
Cédric Amissi
Ahmed Hassan Daoud
Jean-Baptiste Mugiraneza
Mwinyi Kazimoto
Isaac Isinde
Dan Wagaluka
Donald Ngoma
1 goal
Floribert Ndayisaba
Fuadi Ndayisenga
Faty Papy
Adane Girma
Getaneh Kebede
Bob Mugalia
Pascal Ochieng
John Banda
Henry Kabichi
Joseph Kamwendo
Labama Bokota
Jean-Claude Iranzi
Khalid Ali
Ramadan Agab
Mohamed Shaikh Eldin
Mowaia Fadasi
Mohammed Musa
Amir Rabea
Muhannad El Tahir
Nurdin Bakari
Mrisho Ngassa
Yusuf Rashid
Thomas Ulimwengu
Hamis Kizza
Andrew Mwesigwa
Mike Sserumaga
Ali Badru Ali
Abdulrahaman Mohammed
Aggrey Morris
Hamad Omar
Kassim Suleiman Selembe
Qadr Amini
Own goal
Said Maulid (playing against Zimbabwe)
Robert Odongkara (playing against Burundi)
Notes
References
External links
CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2011 at SoccerWay.com
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